Improvement in clod-fenders



REUBEN HARPSTER, OF WEST CAIRO, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 109,511, dated November 22, 1870.

YIMPROVEMENT IN CLOD-FENDERS.

The Schedule referred to in these' Lettezs Patent and mking part of thesame.

To ail whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, REUBEN HAnPs'rnn, ot West Cairo, in the count-y ot'Allen and in the State of-Ohio, haveinveirted certain new and usefulImprovements in @lod-Fender; and do hereby dcclul'e that the fellowingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, ret'- erence being hadtothe accompanying drawing and to the let-ters of reference markedthereon makine'nt part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construetionof a clad-fender,and in the mode ot` adj ustin g and fastening the same to a plow, aswill be hereinafter fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which myinvention-appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed todescribe its construction and operation, referring to the annexeddrawing, in winch- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the plow, withclad-fender attached, and

Figure 2 is a section showinfar the mode of adjusting the alud-fender.

A represents the plow-beam;

B B, the plow-Shanks;

C C, the plows; and

rD 1), the handles;

XVhic-h may all be constructed in any ot' the known and usual ways.

G represents the cieli-tender, coustrlwted, as shown in fig. 1, in theshape ofhJ four-pronged t'ork, and having au arm, H, extending forwardand upward to near the front end ofthe handle, where it is secured by abolt and nut,' as shown.

lhe upper end of the arm .lI is provided with several hcles, througheither one. ot' which the said bolt may pass to secure, it in place,thus admitting ot'its adjustment to suit the nature ot' the work or thedepth at which the plows work.

Across the prongs of the elod-i'ender G, near the base thereof, issecured a bar, I, which extends upward t'or a suitable distance, and isthen bent inward toward the pilar-beam, and then downward, where it issecured by a boit and nut to an L shaped standard, J, which is adjustedupon a erossbar, K, secured on the handles.

The upright portion ot' the standard J has a number ot' holes, as shownin Iig. 2, so that the bar I can be adjusted and secured at any height:desired to regulate the height ofthe fender.

The L- shaped standard J is adjusted on the crossbar K b v means ot' a.slot in its horizontal portion, {jhrough which a holt passes to secureit to the crossily this means the dist-aneeot' the fender from the plowis easily regulated.

lIavineY thus fully described my invention,

\\'hat I claim as new, and desire to .secure by Letters Patent.

The construction ot' the adjustable spring bar I, the open-fingeredt'ender tr 1I, and the pertin'ated and slotted L-shaped har J, when theseveral parts are arranged in relation to the plow, as speeitied.

ln testimonjY that; l claim the tbregoing, I have hereunto set mv handthis .ltlth day ot'June', 1870.

Witnesses Giras. M. liuonns. Tiros. M. Itonn.

